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be retained. Tliis is inserted among the Burseracece, by 

 EckJon and Zeylier, as well as by Harvey, in his genera of 

 South African plants; but the propriety of this arrange- 

 ment IS doubtfid. As their analysis does not quite ngree with 

 mine, I shall add it here. 



LoxosTYLis, Jnt. Spr. 

 Ajiasillis, E. M. 



Flores diclines, — Masc. Calyx profunda 5-partitus, seg- 

 mentis lanceolatis, acuminatis. Petala 5, lanceoiata, acumi- 

 nata, calyceni duplo superantia, per sestivaiionem imbricata 

 torta. Stamina 5, insequalia, petalis alterna, inter squamas5 

 emarginatas inserta. Ovarium nullum. — Fcem, Calyx 5-parti- 

 tus. Petala 5, calyce breviora. Stamiria ut in flore masc. at 

 abortiva. Ovarium ohWc^wwm, 2 — 4-loculare,loculo unico ovu- 

 ligero. Ovulum ex apice funiculi e basi loculi orti pendulum. 

 Styli 1 — 4-, distincti ve) coaliti, unicus fertilis, caeteri abortivi. 

 Stigmata capitata. Drupa exsicca, oval is, obliqua, abortu 

 1-locularis, 1-sperma, calyce persistente aucto membranaceo 

 mclusa, eoque dimidio brevior. Albumen nullum. Cotyle- 



dones crassse, foliacese Arborcs. ¥o\\a pinnata, petiolo 7nargi- 



nato, foliolis oblongo-linearibus vel lanceolatis. Flores albi 

 fasciculati. 



From this analysis, it is obvious that Loxostylis must be- 

 long to the Sumachinece, and is not far removed from Rhus. 



3. Pyfhagorea rufescens, E. M. I presume that this genus 

 is intended not to be a new one, but is the Pythagorea of 

 Loureh-o, with whose character it agrees. Pythagorea is 

 however the same as Blackwellia of Commerson, a name that 

 is usually adopted, but unknown as a South African genus. 

 How E. Meyer could place it in Terebinthacece, is not quite 

 clear, as there can be no question about its belonging to 

 Homalinece. Mr Harvey in his genera of South African 

 plants, mentions two genera of HomalinecB, found there. The 

 one is Trimeria, Harv. 1. c. p. 417; this sometimes occurs in 

 herbaria under the name of Celastrus ilicinus, Burch, which, 

 however, according to the short character given, must be 



